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Bruce Springsteen / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 31

First released: 1978 (year verified)

Original studio recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the guitar phrases threading between the clipped vocal lines.

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Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1978 (year verified)

Original 1978 recording on Darkness on the Edge of Town. Year precision is retained; the album association is not an assertion of an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Bruce Springsteen
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town - official Columbia original album page
Original 1978 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. The 2010 remaster discussion does not replace the original 1978 release field. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen developed his music around New Jersey clubs before signing with Columbia Records. His first two albums appeared in 1973, drawing on soul, folk and rock, and Born to Run brought a larger audience in 1975. Much of his catalog features E Street musicians, but Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad offer much quieter settings. Later records continued that variation, from the ensemble sound of The Rising to the orchestral textures of Western Stars. The released albums retain his solo artist credit.

Artist background sources

Bruce Springsteen - official biography
New Jersey and Columbia career origins, soul/folk/rock influences, the 1973 debut pair, the contrasting E Street and quieter solo album approaches, and later Western Stars orchestration. Used for the artist profile, not changing chart-derived release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. - official Columbia original album page
Original 1973 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Nebraska - official Columbia original album page
Original 1982 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

The Ghost of Tom Joad - official Columbia original album page
Original 1995 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

The Rising - official Columbia original album page
Original 2002 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Western Stars - official Columbia original album page
Original 2019 release field and original tracklist read separately from the chart-history dates. Year precision is used for selected studio performances; an album day is not assigned to preceding same-year singles. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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